His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn't stop Chester from answering the call to defend his culture and Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have been warriors, and is upbringing on a New Mexico reservation game him the strenght - both physical and mental - to excel as a Marien. 310 pages.